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Should it be illegal for parents to insult (or other variations on verbal abuse) their children?

Yes, illegal
35.6%
No, legal
64.4%

590 votesFinal results

8:47 PM · Feb 28, 2017

Lost in a Classist Society

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I think we already step in too much, when the system can't even take care of the kids it has. But we should curb it...

Dr. Poop Muscles, PhD

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"legal" "illegal" are still poor terms... are we talking incarceration/ fine/ court mandated therapy?

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This is a complex issue. There are types of verbal abuse which are minor, and types of verbal abuse which are major.

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